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parlous

British pronunciation/pˈɑːləs/
American pronunciation/pˈɑːɹləs/
1

(of a condition) dangerous, terrible, or uncertain

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Examples
1This hamster is so parlous!
2Bad weather has further wrecked the already parlous state of them.
3UK-Russia relations are in a extremely parlous state, and possibly even a dangerous state.
4makes no bones about the parlous state of affairs presently.
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